Ink Input to Text Box


TouchInk

To use the ink for input in a text box, you need to select [Input Directly]  and turn on [Use the ink to input of text box.] in the [Ink Input] tab in Preferences.

When you select a text box on the PDF display area with these settings, it will be in ink input mode.

Ink Input Dialog for Form Input

Once in Ink Input Mode, the Ink Input Dialog will appear on the screen.

Pressing the ‘×’ in the top right corner to close the Ink Input Dialog will end the Ink Input Mode.

Setting Set the ink settings and the orientation of the dialog.
Direction of the Dialog Change the orientation of the Ink Input Dialog.
Output Type Select the output type from [Image], [Path], [Text].
Items similar to the output type in Ink Settings.
Mode Select the cursor mode.
Ink In this mode, you can freely draw lines by dragging the mouse over the PDF display area.
Eraser In this mode, you can delete any part of the drawing content that the cursor touches by dragging the mouse over the drawn lines.
Width The line width of the ink used for input in a text box.
You can set it by selecting one from the combo box or directly inputting a half-width number (0.1-100.0).
  • The value of the ink width is always based on the width at a page magnification of 100%. In other words, a line drawn with an ink width of 1 at a page magnification of 100% and a line drawn with an ink width of 1 at a page magnification of 200% will have the same width.
Scroll by Mouse or Touch If this checkbox is on, you can scroll by dragging the mouse or swiping on the PDF display area even in Ink Input Mode.
  • While this checkbox is on, you cannot draw ink with mouse or touch operations.
Undo
  • If the output type is [Text] and auto conversion is set:
  • Undo one inserted text.
  • Otherwise:
  • Undo one stroke of the drawing content.
Redo Redraw one stroke of the undone drawing content.
Clear This will delete all the drawn content on the selected form, including the confirmed input content.
Apply This will apply the drawn content and character recognition results and input them into the form.
Once applied, the ink input mode will end.
Character recognition result display area The results of character recognition of the drawing content are displayed as a string.
You can check and freely edit the character recognition results.

Settings Not Applied

In addition to the settings displayed in the ink input dialog, you can change various settings from the [Ink Input] tab in Preferences.

However, even if you change the settings, they will only be reflected in the normal ink input, and there are settings that are not applied to form input.

The table below shows whether the items that can be set in the [Ink Input] tab in Preferences are applicable to form input.

Setting Items Applicability of Settings
Setting of insertion Always “Contents”
Output Type Image (Setting is applied)
Path (Setting is applied)
Text (Setting is applied)
Text Recognition Character Recognition is Always Enabled
Auto Conversion Auto Conversion is Always Enabled
Additional Information Stroke Stroke Information is Always Added
Elapsed time (Setting is applied)
GPS (Setting is applied)
Font Setting Font Font Set in Form is Applied
Embed Font Always Not Embedded
Electronic Signature Always No Electronic Signature
Pen ink Setting Width (Setting is applied)
Color Color Set in Form is Applied
Image quality when inserting image (Setting is applied)
Text Recognition Setting Recognition Time (Setting is applied)
Recognition Area Size (Setting is applied)
Recognition Engine (Setting is applied)

Procedure for Inputting into Text Boxes

You can input ink into a form by following the steps below:

  1. Click (or tap) on the form.
  2. You will enter ink input mode.
    In the ink input dialog, select the output format from [Image], [Path], [Text].
  3. Perform ink input on the form.
  4. Check the character recognition results and press [Apply].
  5. The ink input mode will end, and you can confirm that the drawn content has been added to the form. Once this is confirmed, the operation is complete.